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Oxygen enters via the lungs.
The breakdown of pyruvic acid in the presence of oxygen is called aerobic respiration. At the beginning of aerobic respiration, acidic acid bonds to a molecule called coenzyme A to form Acetyl CoA.
Oxygen enters the blood in the alveoli of the lungs
Oxygen enters via the lungs.
Pyruvate processing occurs in the matrix of the mitochondria
If enough oxygen is available, the product of glycolysis, pyruvate, will be further broken down to CO2 and water. This requires oxygen and occurs partly in the mitochondrion. If not enough oxygen is available, the pyruvate will be converted to lactic acid, which causes muscular pain. This pathway also produces less energy for the cell.
Glucose is the raw material. It is converted into pyruvate.
Glucose enters into it.Then converted into pyruvate.
Molecular oxygen
Oxygen enters the blood to become available to cells.
lactate
Pyruvate enters mitochondria for further stages of cellular respiration such as Kreb's cycle and ETC.
Yes. Pyruvate is a product of glycolysis. This molecule contains three carbons. For every molecule of glucose that enters the glycolytic pathway, two molecules of pyruvate are formed
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Oxygen enters via the lungs.
The breakdown of pyruvic acid in the presence of oxygen is called aerobic respiration. At the beginning of aerobic respiration, acidic acid bonds to a molecule called coenzyme A to form Acetyl CoA.
acetyl CoA